(A)   The city and contiguous territory within one and one-half miles of the corporate limits of the city is hereby classified and divided into 12 districts, designated as follows:

      (1)   Agricultural district: A-1 Agricultural District;

      (2)   Residential districts:

         (a)   R-1 One-Family Dwelling District;

         (b)   R-2 One-Family Dwelling District;

         (c)   R-3 One-Family Dwelling District; and

         (d)   R-4 Multi-Family Dwelling District.

      (3)   Business districts:

         (a)   B-1 Central Business District; and

         (b)   Highway Business District.

      (4)   Industrial district: I-1 Light Industrial District; and

      (5)   Special districts:

         (a)   S-1 Floodplain and Drainage District;

         (b)   S-2 Slope District;

         (c)   S-3 Airport District; and

         (d)   S-4 Historic Buildings District.

   (B)   No zoning district established by this chapter shall be changed or a zoning district established after the effective date of this chapter unless the districts shall be of the following minimum size:

 

(1994 Code, § 155.015) (Ord. 200, passed 4-28-1969; Ord. 212, passed 8-31-1970; Ord. 234, passed 7-8-1972)

   (A)   (1)   The boundaries of the districts for the city are shown on the Zoning District Map which is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter and which map is designated “Zoning District Map of the City of Sparta”. The Zoning District Map and all notations, references and other information shown thereon are part of this chapter and have the same force and effect as if the map and all the notations, references and other information shown thereon were all fully set forth or described herein.

      (2)   The Zoning District Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk, and bearing the seal of the city under the following words: “This is to certify that this is the Zoning District Map referred to in division (A)(1) of this section together with the date of the adoption of this chapter and shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk.”

      (3)   No amendment to this chapter which involves matter portrayed on the Zoning District Map shall become effective until after the change and entry has been made on the Map.

   (B)   All land hereinafter annexed by the city shall be classified as A-1 Agriculture until the classification is changed by amendment to this chapter.

(1994 Code, § 155.016) (Ord. 200, passed 4-28-1969)

   (A)   Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on the Zoning District Map, the rules in the following divisions shall apply.

   (B)   Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right-of-way lines, the centerlines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines shall be construed to be the boundaries.

   (C)   Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow the lot lines, township lines, section lines, one-half-section lines, one-quarter-section lines and one-eighth-section lines, the lines shall be construed to be the boundaries.

   (D)   Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the centerlines or street lines of streets, or the centerlines or right-of-way lines of highways, the district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at the distance therefrom as indicated on the zoning district maps. If no distance is given, the dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the zoning district maps.

   (E)   Where the boundary of a district follows a railroad line, the boundary shall be deemed to be located in the middle of the main tracks of the railroad line.

   (F)   Where the boundary of a district follows a stream, lake or other body of water, the boundary shall be the limit of the jurisdiction of the city unless otherwise indicated.

(1994 Code, § 155.017) (Ord. 200, passed 4-28-1969)

   Whenever any street, alley, public way, railroad right-of-way, waterway or other similar area is vacated by proper authority, the districts adjoining each side of the street, alley, public way, railroad right-of-way or similar area shall be extended automatically to the center of the vacation and all area included in the vacation shall, then and thenceforth, be subject to all appropriate regulations of the extended districts. In the event of a partial vacation, the adjoining district or district nearest the portion vacated, shall be extended automatically to include all the vacated area.

(1994 Code, § 155.018) (Ord. 200, passed 4-28-1969)